Trade Agreements

Trade Agreements July 16, 2026

Iraq’s al-Faw Grand Port To Be The Largest Facility In The Mideast

The face of the Mideast is changing. The al-Faw Grand Port in Iraq connects to Development Road, a direct competitor to the IMEC corridor, linking Turkey and Europe. The new leader of Iraq, Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, is a businessman who is compared to Trump as the "Trump of the Middle East." Al Zaidi just visited Washington to herald a broader framework for an "economic partnership" that would replace the old militaristic U.S.-Iraq relationship.

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Trade Agreements April 28, 2017

Mexico To Use Barage Of Environmental Lawsuits To Stop Border Wall Construction

The U.S. inserted environmental language into NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). Now that President Trump has reneged on terminating NAFTA outright, but rather will 'renegotiate' it, Mexico will turn the tables by filing a number of environmental lawsuits in international court over the border wall. It is a strange twist of irony, because Mexico could mostly care less about environmental issues in the first place.

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